Launchpad: New Horizons Covers the Distance
Learn how scientists use astronomical units, or Aus, to measure large distances in space. Find out what scientists learned about Jupiter as the New Horizons spacecraft used the gravity of the planet to help it continue on its journey to Pluto.
Background Information
Grades 9 through 12
- John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) New Horizons: NASA's Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission
- NASA New Horizons
- NASA New Horizons: Mission to Pluto
Activities
Grades 9 through 12
- NASA New Horizons 3D Model
- University of Colorado, Boulder Dusty Dilemma
- University of Colorado, Boulder Speaking Volumes about Dust
Mathematics
Grades 9 through 12
- NASA Space Math The Dawn Mission - Ion Rockets and Spiral Orbits
- NASA Space Math Space Shuttle Launch Trajectory - I